Risky Bulletin

China sentences 11 scam compound operators to death, the UK makes another request for Apple user data, an Iranian APT gets doxxed again, and Microsoft launches a Security Store.

Tom Uren and Amberleigh Jack talk about different ways foreign intelligence services are finding to recruit local proxies. These methods could be too risky for Western intelligence agencies, but for some state’s services they just make sense.

They also discuss a report into DOGE and how speed was prioritised over robust governance.

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A Cybercrime group abuses routers to send SMS spam, CISA announces a new collaboration model for state governments, South Korea raises its cyber threat level after a data center fire, and Tile tracking devices expose their location.

In this edition of Between Two Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq discuss the power of cyber.

This episode is also available on Youtube.

The UK will bail out Jaguar Land Rover following its cyberattack, hackers try to extort a ransom using childrens’ photos, Dutch police arrest two teens over sniffing WiFi for Russian spies, and a recent GoAnywhere MFT bug is being exploited.

In this sponsored interview, Authentik CEO Fletcher Heisler talks to Tom Uren about how identity providers (IdP) are fundamental to everything an organisation does. He explains how organisations are making themselves resilient by managing their redundancy and failover options.

European users will get free Windows 10 extended security updates, Cisco patches three zero-days, Microsoft drops an Israeli intel surveillance contract and a UK man is arrested for the EU airport disruptions.

Tom Uren and Amberleigh Jack talk about how the funnel that turns kids into cyber criminals has evolved over the last decade. Cybercrime’s reach has broadened, it is more lucrative and more violent.

They also talk about new thinking about deterring America’s cyber adversaries.

This episode is also available on YouTube

The US Secret Service raids a SIM farm in New York, EU airport disruptions were caused by ransomware, thieves steal gold nuggets from a French museum after a cyberattack and SonicWall releases a firmware update to remove SMA rootkits.

In this edition of Between Two Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq look at a new Center for Strategic and International Studies report: A Playbook for Winning the Cyber War.

This episode is also available on YouTube.